Centrale Lounge Restaurant

It's a designer restaurant between Saint Mark's Square and La Fenice Theater. I really appreciated the excellent ancient Venetian recipes, the chic and contemporary ambience and the great service.

Hotel Santa Marina

It's a charming 4 star hotel near to St. Mark's Square and Rialto's Bridge where you will found Venice's traditional 18th century style, romantic atmosphere and comfortable rooms.

Venice cannot be seen in 2 days, 5 days, a week, or even two. I am returning for two more weeks, bringing my time in Venice, without side trips, to seven weeks. Go, explore, ditch the guides, wander the small streets, engage the people. I never had a disappointing day, and yes, I did avoid Murano, a tourist trap, and buy my Murano glass IN Venice, in the small shops, and even a restaurant, where the owner and I haggled for four days before I caved. Avoid the summer, high tourist times, and try September and October.

Venice

Wonderful experience visting one of the most wonderful cities in the world.

You will need at least 2 days to see everything.

Where to stay in Venice

I'm going to Venice in May and have been offered a great deal in Mestre. Does anyone know this area of Venice? Is it a good area to be located?

San Sebastiano church

Close to the south facing Zattere promenade - where there is a beatiful views over to the Giudecca island and higly recommended ice-cream shop Nico's - there is a little known Renaissance jewel: the Church of San Sebastiano. This church displays the most extensive collection of Veronese paintings ever assembled in a single location. The ceilings and the nave, chancel, organ panels and high altar are decorated with richly coloured frescos. The result is astonishing and not to be missed.

We stayed in a lovely holiday apartment near by: www.viewsonvenice.com/ca_san_sebastiano.html

Venice the Great?

Venice is a fantastic place very different to anywhere else i have visited. Some say there is a smell of stagnant water in the streets but i went in mid August and this was not the case. I stayed there for 14 hours and felt this was enough. We walked around the narrow streets with picturesqe views of canals and gondalas. We found the gondalas a little over priced so decided not to go on one. There were many street sellers trying to sell crap to the tourists but we declined thier offers. We wondered around many shops selling vey intricate (very expensive) Venitian masks then stopped for a pizza and a beer and watched the world go by. We finished our day sat on the steps outside the train station looking at the stars and watching the lights reflect on the canals, would highly recommend this place.